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How trauma affects the body and mind, and innovative treatments for recovery.
Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist begins his Revolution Trilogy with events from 1775 to 1777.
The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university.
During World War II, a group of women escaped from a death march and made their way back to Paris.
An overview of key figures in our country’s history.
A memoir about growing up biracial in apartheid South Africa by the former host of “The Daily Show.”
A medium details potential ways the deceased may speak to us through everyday events.
The author recalls how she and her siblings were constantly moved from one bleak place to another.
The survivors of a shipwrecked British vessel on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain have different accounts of events.
Unexpected factors that explain why some people succeed, such as upbringing, timing and 10,000 hours of deliberate practice.
A civil rights lawyer and MacArthur grant recipient’s memoir of his decades of work to free innocent people condemned to death.
The author of “On Desperate Ground” depicts Captain James Cook’s final voyage and the controversies surrounding its legacy.
A botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation espouses having an understanding and appreciation of plants and animals.
Essays and drawings by the author of “The Joy Luck Club” and “The Bonesetter's Daughter,” which depict a search for peace through birding.